Despite a contracted completion date in August, Public Works Director Michael Oakes said he is hopeful construction on the North Phoenix Avenue overpass will be completed by May, possibly as early as April.

Currently, the contractor is waiting for a seven-day stretch with temperatures above freezing to get a deck in place, and from there the project should take no more than 60 days.

Oakes said he would like for the project to be open, at least for foot traffic, in time for the RussVegas Half Marathon, scheduled for April 26. He said he is confident in the contractor, Bowden Specialties, which he said has been very diligent during the construction of the overpass.

"There's almost always somebody working," he said.

Work on two other projects, the installation of "complete streets" — streets which facilitate pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic — on North El Paso Avenue and along H Street and Parker Road has been slowed due to issues with moving utilities.